Decision on Minimum Marriage Age Announced by Federal Shariat Court

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) issued its decision on the minimum marriage age as part of the Sindh Child Marriages Restriction Act 2013 on Monday. According to reports, the minimum age of marriage being 18 years is not in contradiction with Islam.

The bench, which included sitting Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar and Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh, gave the verdict.

Ali Azhar, Arzoo Fatima’s ex-husband, filed the suit, which disputed Sections 2A and 8 of the Sindh Child Marriages Restriction Act 2013. The court dismissed the petition and ruled that the government had the jurisdiction to set a minimum marriage age. Moreover, the court found that this action did not violate Islamic law.

It is important to note that Azhar contended in his plea that the Sindh Child Marriages Restriction’s minimum marriage age of 18 years was not in accordance with Islamic law. 


  • Glad the age was upheld. But who are they to make judgments for the democratic people of Pakistan? Only the democratically elected legislative body should have the power to legislate, not some random people who no one voted for.

    • Your so called democratic elected, are too busy securing future seats for their kith and kin,then do jobs they are elected to do so. WhAT DO WE HAVE IN PAKISTAN THAT IS DEMOCRATICALLY elected. Democracy and Pakistan are two words that ,do not exist on the same page.

    • Payaray bhayya, ye faislay judges hi kartay hain sari duniya main. Ap pata nhi kis se krwana chahty ho. CJ, lux people’s choice award se nhi bna sktay us k liye aur tareeqa hota hai.

  • Pakistan and its people sure suffer the wrath of Allah.. Declaring them self a Muslim country but making laws inline with western laws and against the Islamic laws…. Just wait wrath of Allah have already begins it will just get worst good luck make more laws against Islam like approving restricting marriages, LGBQT and many more…

  • It is the responsibility of the legislative and parliamentarian is to certain the minimum age for marriage, not those who have not voted for.

    • Qanooni nuktay qanoon dan hi sahi bta sktay hain. Waise to Rana sana ullah sb b parliamentarian hain aur mazi main b thay. Wazeer e qanoon b. Ap un ka faisla lena chahty ho is per?


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